(LOT 408)
1962 Topps #471 Mickey Mantle All-Star PSA 9 MINT
MANTLE ALL-STAR!!! After placing a bat in Mantle's hands in their prior two-year's issues, Topps decided to utilize two classic Mantle portrait images for their ultra-condition sensitive wood-grain bordered 1962 compilations. Once again, Topps issued a second All-Star Mantle subject in its prestigious set, with this "scarce for the grade" PSA Mint 9 #471 All-Star offering seldom surfacing for the taking. Always one of hobbyists favorite Mantle subjects, high-grade collectors who settle for nothing but the best, endure an on-going painstaking task in locating "PSA "Mint 9" examples.

Mantle's stellar 1962 campaign and the extraordinary value escalation of virtually any high-grade Mantle cardboard issue all combine to elevate this offering to world-class stature. His stoic portrait image depicts brilliant facial tints, with the classic pose well projected via the immaculate sky setting. The excellent centering is only slightly compromised by an "ever so slight" favoritism towards the left edge. Pinpoint corners, glistening surfaces, and atypical super clean wood-grain borders complete this time defying keepsake that stands with eight other specimens as the undisputed "best of the rest" marvel!

MIN BID $2,500
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MLI is offering an Extraordinary 1962 Topps Complete 613-Subject PSA Graded Master Set in an alternative selling format. All Lots numbered from 134-468 will be sold individually to the highest bidder, unless Lot # 133's hammer price exceeds the hammer price of Lots 134-468 combined cumulative total. In which case, the cards would be sold as a set. Once bidding starts, the green check mark below simply designates which format has the current high bid. In case of a tie - the set wins.

Lot 133 (Set Total):  $220,000
Lot 134-468 (Individual Card Total):  $237,964